Articles from July 25, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 25, 2026
When Ctrl+F Fails: Why You Can't Find That Word on Your Windows PC—and How to Fix It
You’re staring at a PDF—a scanned contract, a decades-old manual, or a research paper—and you know the word “sustainability” is in there. You hit Ctrl+F, type it in, and the result is zero....
When Windows Update Breaks: How to Keep Your System Secure During a Cloud Outage
A power-related Azure incident in late July 2026 knocked out Windows Update, the Microsoft Store, and the Update Catalog for several hours, leaving consumers unable to download patches and...
Windows 11 Taskbar Tune-Up: The Settings That Make a Real Difference
The Windows 11 taskbar ships with a clean, centered look—but its out-of-the-box configuration rarely matches how you actually work. A handful of built-in adjustments can turn it from a generic...
From Windows 8 Fears to Steam Deck: How Valve Made Linux Gaming a Real Choice
Valve didn’t set out to become one of the most important companies in the Linux world. In 2012, CEO Gabe Newell publicly blasted Windows 8 as “a catastrophe for everybody in the PC space,”...
Cashonize v0.9.0 Ships Nostr-Powered Wallet Connections and Transaction Exports for Windows
Cashonize released version 0.9.0 of its Bitcoin Cash wallet on July 25, bringing a Nostr-based overhaul to its CashConnect protocol, a new WizardConnect option for dApps, and long-requested...
Marvel Tōkon’s Beta Is Unplayable on Steam Deck – Here’s Why and What It Means for the Full Game
The open beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launched today with a glaring omission: it’s completely inaccessible on Steam Deck and other Linux-based systems. Instead of throwing punches,...
Crown Castle Bets $8.4 Billion That Cell Towers Will Win the 5G Future
Crown Castle closed the $8.4 billion sale of its fiber and small-cell businesses on May 1, 2026, and on July 22 it delivered a blunt message: direct-to-device satellite services won’t replace the...
Oakville Kids Use Copilot to Build Games—and Learn AI’s Limits
At a community centre in Oakville, Ontario, children aged 8 to 14 sat in front of laptops and asked Microsoft Copilot to help them create games and 3D prototypes. The fully booked Youth AI & 3D...
Windows’ Best-Kept Secret: Virtual Drives Offer Encryption, Storage Limits, and Native Boot
Microsoft’s Windows operating system ships with a feature so quietly powerful that even seasoned users often overlook it: virtual hard disk (VHDX) support. It is not a new app, a monthly update, or...
Age of Empires 3’s Cancelled DLC Returns: Baltic Powers Beta Live, Sept 10 Launch
Microsoft and World’s Edge are bringing a once-cancelled expansion back from the dead for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. The Baltic Powers DLC launches September 10, 2026, and a Steam open...
ChatGPT’s Market Share Falls 19 Points in a Year as Multi-Model AI Workflows Become the Norm
ChatGPT’s dominant share of generative AI chatbot web traffic slid from about 87% in January 2025 to roughly 64.5% in January 2026, according to data from Kavout. That’s a drop of more than 19...
SAP Survey: AI Delivers Business Insights, Not Cost Savings—How to Adjust Your Strategy
Enterprise AI deployments are yielding sharper business insights and stronger customer engagement, but the anticipated cost reductions remain stubbornly out of reach. That’s the central finding...